Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 893 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
2. 2.Which of these helps you improve? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) forgetting the lesson (d) trying a new way
3. 3.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
4. 4.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
6. 6.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) skipping the review (d) asking what to change
8. 8.🪞 After a test, which question helps you most? (a) “Why me?” (b) “What can I fix?” (c) “Is it over?” (d) “Who did worse?”
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: skipping the review? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
11. 11.True or false: “trying a new way” helps you improve. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) checking your answers (d) repeating the mistake
14. 14.Which of these helps you improve? (a) asking for feedback (b) blaming bad luck (c) repeating the mistake (d) saying “who cares”
15. 15.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking what to change? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
16. 16.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: saying “who cares”? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
17. 17.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “asking for feedback” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) ignoring facts (c) listening to new ideas (d) never deciding
21. 21.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
23. 23.True or false: “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) noting what worked (c) asking what to change (d) hiding the mistake
25. 25.Which of these learns nothing? (a) asking for feedback (b) repeating the mistake (c) noting what worked (d) asking what to change
26. 26.True or false: “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking what to change” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the lesson (b) checking your answers (c) blaming bad luck (d) repeating the mistake
29. 29.True or false: “keeping a thinking diary” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) repeating the mistake (c) keeping a thinking diary (d) forgetting the lesson
31. 31.True or false: “asking what to change” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “hiding the mistake” learns nothing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to learn from choices (c) to copy friends (d) to fill pages
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I never change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I was right before, so I’m right now.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these learns nothing? (a) keeping a thinking diary (b) checking your answers (c) asking what to change (d) blaming bad luck
39. 39.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “The new facts change my mind.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
40. 40.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False

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